FontBob vs FontLab 8
FontBob
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FontLab 8
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| Figure | FontBob | FontLab 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $9.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Font Design Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Drawing | Users can sketch glyphs on an infinite canvas and search a glyph table. | Drawing tools include Brush, Pencil, Rapid, Pen, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon and Star, with integer or fractional coordinate precision. |
| Product | FontBob describes itself as a low-stress font editor for productive designers. | FontLab 8 is an integrated font editor for creating fonts from simple designs to complex projects. |
Plans
FontLab 8
- Starter — 3-months license$97, paid once
- Workshop 2-weeks$99, paid once
- Student 1-year$109 a year
- Course 4-months$249, paid once
- Student / teacher lifetime$335, paid once
- Pro — Lifetime license$499, paid once